The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
The Lost Symbol is edge of your seat drama – with scientific breakthroughs, secrets that have been kept for centuries, explosions, severed limbs and death – believe me, once you pick it up you won’t want to put it down.
Between Me and the River – Living Beyond Cancer: A Memoir by Carrie Host
When this mother of three received the shocking diagnosis that would change her life she felt like she was dropped into a raging river; a river which she refused to drown in as she worked with her doctors in conjunction with natural medicines to try and fight this incurable cancer that had taken over her body.
Carrie Host has poured her heart and soul into this book; sharing with her readers the most intimate details of her fight against carcinoid cancer. From her thoughts and feelings to her interactions with her family and the details of her surgeries Carrie has documented her fight against this life-threatening disease in a journal style memoir.
The English American: A Novel by Alison Larkin
In a wonderful insight into the world of adoption and the effects it can have on everyone involved Larkin leads us through a year in Pippa’s life as she learns that things aren’t always what they seem. As she finds the half that makes her whole she learns to accept herself as well as those around her.
Imagine: A Vagabond Story by Grant Lingel
When Grant Lingel discovers in his final year of college that he doesn’t quite have enough credits to complete his course he decides to throw caution to the wind, and instead of completing the missing credits and destining himself to a desk job like the rest oh his friends he packs a backpack and heads off to Mexico.
Checkout: A Life on the Tills by Anna Sam
Anna Sam has pulled together a series of anecdotes in a sort of ‘day in the life’ of a supermarket checkout girl. Having worked in a retail store during my college years and knowing exactly what customers are like I was really looking forward to reading this book. I was expecting it to be “fall on the floor with laughter” funny – and was really disappointed.
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